Adam Gray Says ‘No One Works Harder for Our Valley,’ But Record Says Otherwise

Lazy Adam Gray Isn't Showing Up For The Central Valley

According to a new report, lazy Adam Gray wants Central Valley families to believe he’s their hardest-working advocate, but in reality, he keeps missing votes and failing to do the job taxpayers are paying him to do.  Missing votes has become a hallmark of Adam Gray’s political career. Gray’s absentee record in Congress is nearly three times worse than the median member, and he carried the same behavior over from Sacramento, where he repeatedly …

Adam Gray Says ‘No One Works Harder for our Valley,’ But Record Says Otherwise

Rep. Adam Gray (D-Merced) sent out a  last week proclaiming “Nobody works harder for our Valley.” On Tuesday’s primary, the incumbent advanced to the November general election with a plurality of roughly 40.9% of the vote (20,481 votes with 55% counted). The June 2 primary was the first held under the new congressional map created after California voters approved Proposition 50 in November 2025. That measure “temporarily” suspended the independe…

Esmeralda Soria, Brian Pacheco. Adam Gray Advance to November Runoffs

The Merced FOCUS staff was up late on Election Night, compiling the latest results for the 2026 Primary. By The Merced Focus Here are a few big takeaways. Keep in mind, these are preliminary results: In Assembly District 27, former Merced mayor and Republican Mike Murphy and Democrat Brian Pacheco, a Fresno County supervisor, will advance to the general election. Murphy held the lead at nearly 46%, early returns showed. Pacheco secured about 40…